Elias’s POV

I could not stop shaking, even after we left Vale’s office.

Ronan walked beside me the whole way, close enough that our arms brushed from time to time. I did not complain. I needed the steady feeling of someone near me. My chest still felt tight from what Vale found inside that room.

A listening chip.

Someone placed it there. Recently. With purpose.

I kept replaying the words in my head.

Someone thinks you are worth hunting.

My mouth felt dry.

When we stepped into the ...